Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Sleep Quality Among Medical Students Across Latin America: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy, Clara Paz, H A Nati-Castillo, Ricardo Gollini-Mihalopoulos, Telmo Raul Aveiro-Róbalo, Jhino Renson Valeriano Paucar, Sandra Erika Laura Mamami, Juan Felipe Caicedo, Valentina Loaiza-Guevara, Diana Camila Mejía, Camila Salazar-Santoliva, Melissa Villavicencio-Gomezjurado, Cougar Hall, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

“…ObjectiveThis study investigates the prevalence of mobile phone addiction and its association with sleep quality among medical students across 6 Latin American countries. MethodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted between December 2023 and March 2024 using a self-administered online survey. …”
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Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Case Report of Bilateral Thalamic Stroke Presenting with Acute Encephalopathy by Charles Donohoe, Nooshin Kiani Nia, Patricia Carey, Vamsi Vemulapalli

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old African American female with a bilateral thalamic infarct secondary to the artery of Percheron thromboembolism. …”
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Living alone predicts non-home discharge post elective hip arthroplasty: A matched-pair cohort study. by Benjamin K Agnor, Ziyad O Knio, Zhiyi Zuo

“…We determined whether living alone was predictive of discharge disposition following total hip arthroplasty (THA). Data were from American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participating hospitals in 2021. …”
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Muscle quality index is correlated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional population-based study by Mengye Zhang, Hao Lin, Xue Xu

“…Results A total of 2816 American adults were enrolled in this study, among whom 1264 (44.9%) had IR, and 300 (10.7%) had T2DM. …”
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Christian Zionism and Its Impact on USA Politics by Servet Doğan, Mahmut Aydın

“…When we look at the history of Christianity, although we see extreme anti-Semitism and, within the framework of this enmity, severe oppression and persecution of Jews, in recent years, significant Christian groups, especially American Evangelicals, have not only renounced the oppression and genocide of Jews but have decided to support Jews under all circumstances and even seem to be filled with sympathy for Jews. …”
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The Evaluation of Endotracheal Intubation Effect on Blood Flow Stability Parameters in Baghdad and Gazzi AL-Harriri Hospitals by Azhar A. Mhaibes

“…A total of fifty (50) patients were included in the study; twenty-five (25) were females and twenty-five (25) males with American society of anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status (I & II). …”
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Impacts of stigma and discrimination on people with obesity who smoke cigarettes by Liza A. Kolbasov, Arryn A. Guy, Cara M. Murphy

“…Participants (N = 63; predominantly women (81.0 %), White (63.5 %) or Black/African American (31.7 %), and heterosexual (85.7 %) with 50 % having a yearly income below $50,000) completed the measures of stigma (i.e., Weight Bias Internalization Scale and Internalized Stigma of Smoking Inventory), discrimination (i.e., Everyday Discrimination Scale), and symptoms of depression, weight, smoking, nicotine dependence, and concerns about gaining weight while quitting smoking were measured. …”
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Justification of Body Mass Index cutoffs for hip and knee joint arthroplasty among California orthopedic surgeons by Sophie V. Orr, Gavin C. Pereira, Blaine A. Christiansen

“…Questions aimed to identify BMI cutoffs and justifications such as infection risk, co-morbidities, inadequate equipment, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) guidelines. …”
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DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT OF US INVOLVMENT IN THE KOREAN WAR JUNE 25 – JULY 6 1950: CRISIS RESPONSE EXPERIENCE by V. Yungblud, D. Sadakov

“…At the same time, the history of local conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries show that the US can use other rather weak excuses for military interventions.Along with legitimization of intervention, in the early days of the Korean War, American diplomacy worked on localization of the conflict, isolation of the theater of war, formed an UN based international coalition to participate in war, neutralized Washington’s political opponents in the international arena, and coordinated assistance to Republic of Korea. …”
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Parámetros de calidad de carne de bondiolas de cerdo comercializadas en la provincia de La Pampa by Vanina Nerea Murcia, Micaela Stazionati, Adriana Pordomingo, Florencia Cora Jofre, Marianela Savio

“…Estos resultados coinciden con las recomendaciones de Heart American Association de implementar dietas saludables con un contenido de hasta el 10% de ácidos grasos poliinsaturados.…”
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Impact pathways of trade liberalization on rural livelihoods: A case study of smallholder maize farmers in Mexico by GROENEWALD, Sytske, HELLIN, Jon, KELEMAN, Alder

“…Using the Mexican maize sector as an illustration, we trace the pathways through whichtrade liberalization (including the North American Free Trade Agreement) has interacted with changes in governmentinstitutions, and thereby impacted on farmers’ livelihood strategies. …”
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The association between white blood cell counts and metabolic health obesity among US adults by Zhanbin Li, Zhanbin Li, Zhenyu Yao, Zhenyu Yao, Zhenyu Yao, Qiaoran Liu, Qiaoran Liu

“…BackgroundThe correlation between white cell count and metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) remains elusive among obese American adults. This study endeavors to elucidate this association.MethodsThis study enrolled 6,580 obese patients from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Nomogram model and risk score predicting overall survival and guiding clinical decision in patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma: an observational study using SEER population-based data... by Yue Yang, Shang Li, Xiao Zhu, Yi Kong, Mingtao Zhang, Xiangping Liang, Zherui Zhang, Shuzhen Tan, Yingqi Li, Yueyuan Zhong, Yingqi Shao, Jiayi Xu, Zesong Li

“…We discovered that Derived American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Stage Group, lymphoma subtype, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were four independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of HL patients. …”
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Ecología del capital, educación ambiental moderna y transición eco-geo-histórica desde/con los territorios del Abya Yala by Cristian Abad Restrepo

“…Abstract The present work criticizes environmental education as a power technique developed by the ecology of capital, starting from the intersection between Latin American decoloniality and the political ecology of the South as a critical foundation. …”
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The global health and economic burden of chikungunya from 2011 to 2020: a model-driven analysis on the impact of an emerging vector-borne disease by Adrianne Marije de Roo, Gerard Timmy Vondeling, Martijn Boer, Kristy Murray, Maarten Jacobus Postma

“…Most of this burden was found in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The total economic burden caused by chikungunya over these 10 years was estimated at $2.8 billion in direct costs and $47.1 billion in indirect costs worldwide. …”
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Filling the Atlantic coastal tree-ring reconstruction gap: A 195-year record of growing season discharge of the Sainte-Anne River, Gaspésie, Québec, Canada by A.V. Pace, J.-M. St-Jacques, D.D. Noel, G. Fortin

“…Study region: We present a coastal river reconstruction between the Hudson River and north-central Québec, filling a substantial hiatus between 41° N and 53° N along the Atlantic North American margin, and adding to the four existing Atlantic coastal river basins with reconstructions. …”
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Human Health: A Key to Modern Nutritional Balance in Association with Polyphenolic Compounds from Food Sources by Magdalena Mititelu, Dumitru Lupuliasa, Sorinel Marius Neacșu, Gabriel Olteanu, Ștefan Sebastian Busnatu, Andreea Mihai, Violeta Popovici, Nicoleta Măru, Steluța Constanța Boroghină, Sebastian Mihai, Corina-Bianca Ioniță-Mîndrican, Alexandru Scafa-Udriște

“…Modern diets like the Western diet and the American diet are rich in saturated fats found especially in fast food products, sweets, and processed foods, a fact that has led to an increase in the prevalence of metabolic diseases worldwide (obesity, type II diabetes, gout, cardiovascular disease). …”
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Cost‐of‐illness analysis of chronic urticaria clinical management in five countries of Latin America by Jorge Sánchez, Leidy Álvarez, José Ignacio Larco, Luis Ensina, Guillermo Guidos‐Fogelbach, Cesar A. Reyes‐López, German D. Ramon, Karla Robles‐Velasco, Ivan Cherrez‐Ojeda

“…Our aim was to assess the economic diagnostic and therapeutic expenses of CSU in five Latin American (LA) countries. Methods A noninterventional multicenter cross‐sectional study was conducted in five LA countries: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for eating disorders in adolescents and adults in primary health care: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Thiala Santos Duarte de Oliveira, Mônica Leila Portela de Santana, Valterlinda Alves de Oliveira Queiroz, Karine Brito Beck da Silva, Poliana Cardoso Martins, Emile Miranda Pereira, Priscila Ribas de Farias Costa

“…The databases used will be Medline, Embase, the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database and Google Scholar without restrictions on the year of publication and language. …”
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Rates and causes of 30-day readmission and emergency room utilization following head and neck surgery by Vincent Wu, Stephen F. Hall

“…Readmitted IPs had significantly higher health burden at pre-operative baseline as compared to patients who visited the ED when assessed with the American Society of Anesthesiology scores (p = 0.002) and the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (p = 0.004). …”
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